The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

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“What… What! Isn’t it the same as our Kronos?!”

Embarrassed, Lee Jin-chan spoke to Ho-young in Korean, forgetting that Dell was by his side.

Hoyoung calmed down his angry heart for a moment.

“Isn’t our GUI patent properly filed? Could it be that you didn’t even check the patent?”

“no. would have checked There is a high possibility that they already know that we have the patent.”

Eventually, Hoyoung went beyond anger and burst out laughing because of his absurdity.

Naturally, H&H, through cooperation with Smith & Watsons, had applied for a GUI-related patent in the US (particularly related to the use of background screens and icons).

‘To do such a nasty thing again.’

Microsoft has a history of such atrocities in the past.

In the early 80’s, the GUI interface itself was patented by Apple.

However, Microsoft produced and released Windows 1.0 using a GUI interface.

Of course, Apple filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, but in the course of a long and lengthy dispute, the share of Windows 1.0 continued to grow, and Microsoft even brought in Xerox Star, who had the world’s first GUI-related patent in 1980, and ended up fighting with Steve Jobs. A dramatic agreement was reached.

Since then, the basic concept of GUI has been changed as a kind of public good.

“If you know that, shouldn’t you make Windows 3.0?”

“I made it knowingly, so it’s ‘the Devil of Silicon Valley’”

“Why is Bill Gates doing this?”

“They’re trying to pull us by the leash.”

Hoyoung was clearly anticipating the future development.

By making the announcements earlier than Ho-young at this ECEC, Ho-young’s announcement has no impact, and Windows 3.0 is released to the market.

H&H will sue, but during the patent battle, Windows 3.0 will dominate the market.

And at that time, they will offer to buy the company or buy the patent for a decent amount of patronage.

At that time, it is obvious that Cronos will have almost no sales due to being pushed by Windows 3.0, so it will have no choice but to hand over its patents to Microsoft, which is willing to pay for it.

The reason Hoyoung was angry was not just because Windows 3.0 saw and copied Cronos.

Just out of pure malice, he tried to trample on and disrupt the achievements of himself and his colleagues.

It made him angry.

“Phew. For now, let’s continue to listen to the presentation.”

However, Hoyoung’s calm expression was calm.

“What method do you have?”

“We have our own thoughts on how to respond when another company uses our technology without permission. But I didn’t expect to copy it so quickly and so openly.”

“How?”

“For now, I’ll watch until the end of the presentation and tell you. There is 30 minutes between Bill Gates’ announcement and ours.”

Bill Gates’ announcement was in full swing.

So far, the content he announces is still only a few hardcore users, but the response has already been good.

“The advanced multitasking, resource management, etc. that I have explained so far…. Of course, these are important issues. Almost everything can be operated with just a mouse, and the huge increase in the number of supported printers is also a huge improvement. But for soft users who just use PCs, there are more important things than these.”

Bill Gates beckoned and the screen switched.

The screen displayed the basic applications provided by Windows 3.0.

“Make your PC the most PC-like! Our Windows 3.0 provides applications to our users at no extra cost.”

At the word that the application was provided, the crowd raised their expectations.

“The best thing about Windows 2.0 is that I don’t have to buy any other software thanks to the built-in applications. Will we offer a more advanced program this time?”

“In fact, for ordinary users like us, if the operating system provides more than a certain level of performance, it is like a fight between applications. The reason why Apple can’t go out right now is because of the lack of applications.”

Soon, applications started running one by one on the screen.

“First is the word. Word, the world’s best word processor, is provided by default.”

Crowds come to Bill Gates’ words! he shouted.

“Hey Bill! I bought Ward last week for $18!”

“Can I give you a paid program for free?”

Bill Gates smiled slightly at the cheers of the crowd before continuing.

“This is not the end. painting dreams. Expand in window. Paint! and. ..”

Bill Gates went on to announce several applications.

The splendid screen using 256 colors was enough to catch the attention of the audience.

“Lastly, you can’t just work on a PC, can you? We offer three games. Solitaire, Reversi. Is it called Othello? And minesweeper!”

Bill Gates smiled inwardly at the enthusiastic response from the audience.

The content of the announcement is also the content, but because I thought that H&H, who would be sitting here somewhere, would be completely buried with his announcement a while ago.

“Best multitasking, best apps for only $120!”

Bill Gates also talked about the launch price of $120, which was reduced by $29 from $149 originally thought.

There was a slightly lukewarm response to the price talk.

However, to the cheers of some enthusiastic fans, Bill Gates spat out his prepared final words without knowing the reaction.

“Finally, Windows 3.0 boasts the best performance in MSDOS 5.0 or higher. Thank you then!”

Bill Gates walked off the stage to applause.

“When is the release date? Should I change the 2.0 I’m using right now?

“The price has gone up. The 2.0 was also $99, but it went up from there.”

“It’s 120 dollars, but considering the price of the basic applications, it’s reasonable enough.”

The audience had a lot of discussion about the contents of Bill Gates’ presentation.

The endless debate meant that the announcement of Windows 3.0 was quite impressive.

– After taking a break for 30 minutes, we will continue with the next presentation.

When the public announcement came out, the audience quickly dispersed.

“Senior, let’s have a brief meeting.”

“How to counter Bill Gates?”

Hoyoung nodded.

“okay. Then, gather the core staff who came with you and meet backstage until 10 minutes later. Would a 20-minute meeting be enough?”

“Ten minutes should be enough.”

“I get it.”

Lee Jin-chan ran to the area where the H&H booth was to call key members such as Kim Won-sik who had come with him to New York.

Hoyoung decided to wait behind the stage in advance.

“Dell. Do not worry too much. It is not that we did not foresee this situation.”

Hoyoung reassured Dell, who was sitting with a firm expression on his face.

“No matter how you look at it, it seems that information about Kronos has been leaked. How will you make your presentation? At this rate, people will see Kronos as an imitation of Windows.”

“Even if it wasn’t Microsoft, I was prepared for information leakage. I was very worried when I started the presentation, but now I’m rather happy.”

“Are you happy?”

“Bill Gates made a very mediocre announcement. They trusted Microsoft’s reputation and popularity and let it get away with it.”

Del looked at Hoyoung, who spoke in a confident voice, with a slightly puzzled look.

Whether he knew it or not, Hoyoung laughed and just reviewed the presentation he had prepared once more.

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After a while, key members including Lee Jin-chan and Kim Won-sik behind the scenes finished the meeting.

“ruler. Then we will go as we have just said.”

“okay. This policy is a great idea. It can get a really good response.”

“I’m really glad that my seniors think that way. And as soon as this announcement is over, please contact Smith & Watsons to proceed with the patent lawsuit.”

They were able to have a satisfactory result as a result of a brief meeting.

“Microsoft, you scoundrels! Break it all down.”

“okay. We can do enough.”

Lee Jin-chan and Kim Won-shik said while holding Ho-young’s hands.

It was Hoyoung who went up on stage, but both of them showed determination in their faces.

“Your seniors know it too. Our Kronos is the most outstanding operating system at the moment.”

Hoyeong said as if making a declaration, and the two nodded.

Their attitude showed pride in their creation.

“ruler. Then you have 3 minutes left. I will slowly go up on stage.”

“okay. cheer up!”

Hoyoung slowly climbed onto the stage with the support of the seniors.

‘Bill Gates, you underestimated me, no, us. In order to release it 5 months earlier than the previous release, it must have been difficult to copy Kronos first.’

When they climbed all the stairs, a curtain had been drawn at the end of the aisle leading to the stage.

Through the cracks in the curtains, I could see the stage and the audience seats.

Countless flashes and people staring at the stage.

“Whoa-“

Hoyoung took a deep breath.

“Should I have eaten at least Woohwangcheongsimhwan? Oh. this is America Whoops.”

As he laughed innocently, the staff gave Hoyoung a sign to leave.

And the announcer in the hall called H&H.

Cheak-

Hoyoung proudly opened the curtain and went out onto the stage.

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Bill Gates sat in the first row of the audience.

Right next to me, Jimmy from the operating system department was sitting with me.

“Jimmy. How do you think H&H will turn out?”

“Wouldn’t it be one of the two? I was frustrated when I saw Bill’s announcement, or I burned a repulsive spirit.”

At Jimmy’s words, Bill Gates laughed.

“If you’re frustrated, the idea of wallpaper will be ours, if it’s the latter…”

“It could be an adversary.”

Bill Gates nodded at Jimmy’s words.

‘I wish it was the former, but…”

There were no major mistakes or bad points, but the presentation fell short of being a sensation.

That was his presentation he thought to himself a moment ago.

Although we secured the order of announcement ahead of time and sprinkled ashes, it was a little disappointing that Windows 3.0 was insufficient as a completeness due to time.

“Finally coming out.”

An Asian man walked out of the stage.

“I thought they would hire a presentation expert, but it looks like the H&H staff is doing it themselves.”

“Yes. Let’s watch.”

Bill Gates focused on the stage.

“hello? good morning. It is such a pleasure and honor to see you on this stage.”

The one who came on stage was, of course, Hoyoung.

Hoyoung took the stage with perfect English and a slick attitude.

The audience has not had a big reaction yet.

‘Asians speak English very well.’ degree of reaction.

“Innovation sometimes changes the way people live. Especially when it comes to the computers we use. The PC innovation created by IBM and Apple in the early 1980s is completely changing our lives today.”

The audience slowly began to listen to Hoyoung’s words.

“Let’s think of the PC as a human body. So what is the PC’s soul?”

The audience could not answer Ho-young’s sudden question.

Hoyoung smiled and continued.

“I think so. The soul of the PC is the operating system.”

At Hoyoung’s words, quite a number of the audience reacted by nodding their heads this time.

“The introduction is long. Let me introduce you. I’m Hoyoung Yoon from H&H. The product I will introduce today is the soul of the computer. This is the operating system Kronos!”

When Hoyoung finished speaking, the phrase [CRONOS] appeared on the large screen above his head.

After a while, the Kronos wallpaper came to mind.

“uh? Is it Windows 3.0?”

“I think I misplaced the screen I saw earlier?”

“no. It seems to be subtly different from Windows 3.0 earlier.”

Bill Gates smiled inwardly at the reaction of the audience.

Because it was the reaction he intended.

“Kronos provides easy operation using the desktop, icons, and mouse, and a complete GUI interface. Even first-time PC users can easily handle the PC with an intuitive UI.”

Ho-yeong noticed the reaction of the audience, but decided not to repeat things about the patent right now.

Regarding patents, we will be able to issue a press release later, and in the short time given now, we decided that giving an impact to the audience and reporters here is the most important thing.

“We created a true ‘operating system’. I think that an operating system is an operating system only when it moves independently and can control the computer. A program that runs like an application on top of another operating system is not an operating system.”

Some experts and Bill Gates flinched at Hoyoung’s words.

Essentially speaking, it was a remark aimed at Windows 3.0, which could be called an MSDOS application program.

“It may seem like nothing, but it can make a huge difference. What I consider to be one of the most important elements of a PC. It’s just the difference in speed.”

Several members of the audience realized what Hoyoung wanted to say.

One of the most serious drawbacks of Windows 3.0 was that it was very slow.

Executing a program directly in the operating system and executing other application programs on top of a program acting as an operating system.

Of course, there is bound to be a difference in intrinsic speed.

“First of all, I think it is natural to have a comfortable speed. Before explaining other features, I would like to introduce you to the basic applications provided by our operating system. First of all, this program is Hangul 2.0. It is a word processor developed in-house by us.”

As Hoyeong gestured, Hangeul 2.0 was displayed on the screen.

“uh? The program seems to be running now?”

“This is not a prepared presentation.”

“The program is already running even though the screen is not ready?”

“It usually takes about 10 seconds to run Word in DOS!”

The quick-witted audience realized that the screen shown now was a live screen connected to a computer screen.

And they were shocked that Hangeul 2.0 was executed in only 2-3 seconds.